Reick's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with 22.1% of this total ($93,025) going to Wls-tv in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reick's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$420,425
74.2%
Radio advertising
$37,500
6.6%
Production media expenses
$36,879
6.5%
Media - radio
$16,196
2.9%
Printing
$14,918
2.6%
Contractual employees
$7,697
1.4%
Election day expenses
$5,791
1%
Phone bank expenses
$5,042
0.9%
Billboard expenses
$4,725
0.8%
Fund raising - food & drink
$2,250
0.4%
Staff lodging
$2,039
0.4%
Supplies
$1,836
0.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,600
0.3%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$1,500
0.3%
Graphic design
$1,247
0.2%
Internet advertising
$781
0.1%
Fund raising (food)
$734
0.1%
Fund raising entertainment
$650
0.1%
Postage
$561
0.1%
Meals
$551
0.1%
Utilities
$467
< 0.1%
Fund raising - food service
$450
< 0.1%
Telephones
$439
< 0.1%
Volunteer expense
$410
< 0.1%
Storage
$360
< 0.1%
Shipping
$300
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$256
< 0.1%
Telephones & internet
$214
< 0.1%
Office cleaning
$210
< 0.1%
Election day expense - deposit
$200
< 0.1%
Office painting
$200
< 0.1%
Wire fee
$165
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$40
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wls-tv
2016-10-25
$93,025
Television media
Comcast
2016-10-12
$69,184
Television media
Wmaq-tv
2016-10-25
$64,855
Television media
Wfld-tv
2016-10-25
$41,905
Television media
Wgn-tv
2016-10-25
$38,605
Television media
Wbbm-tv
2016-10-25
$38,292
Television media
Medium Buying
2016-10-28
$37,800
Television media
Medium Buying
2016-11-03
$37,500
Radio advertising
Strategic Media
2016-10-25
$33,475
Production media expenses
Comcast
2016-10-12
$20,552
Television media
Spectrum Reach
2016-10-12
$10,264
Television media
Click2Mail
2016-10-21
$8,423
Printing
Wgn-am
2016-10-05
$6,242
Media - radio
Wciu-tv
2016-10-25
$5,942
Television media
Victory Phones
2016-11-01
$5,042
Phone bank expenses
Liberty Outdoor Advertising
2016-11-07
$4,725
Billboard expenses
Wscr-am
2016-10-05
$4,050
Media - radio
Kwik Business Printing
2016-10-05
$3,657
Printing
Express Employment
2016-11-18
$3,327
Contractual employees
One Zero Charlie
2016-10-13
$3,154
Production media expenses
Wls-am
2016-10-05
$2,880
Media - radio
American Community Bank
2016-11-07
$2,400
Election day expenses
Express Employment
2016-11-08
$2,356
Contractual employees
House of Lawrence
2016-10-08
$2,250
Fund raising - food & drink
Express Employment
2016-11-02
$2,014
Contractual employees
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